Some new components and tweaks.
SFC fix, needs testing before celebration.

Changelog and download

Excellent timing nuhi, I was just about to redo my disc as well!

WooHoo!
Fresh meat!

I'm on it boss!

all sfx downloads doesn't work...

Huge changelog list! thanks nuhi!

mj084, yes it was missing the "beta" word, thx.

There are so much new components for removal!
Thanks nuhi

Thank you for the new release - I'm glad you are still continuing development of nLite. Ah, and great name - great Amiga website too!

As always, there a query regarding the new components:

- Microsoft Color Management (ICM)

Does this just remove the .ICM files, or will the 'Color Management' tab also be removed from the 'Advanced Settings' Display Properties?

Perhaps it's time for a format and new XP installation?

Keep up the great work,
James
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Removes the tab as well. I removed it and my Windows never complained for a week of usage. But I don't use Scanners and things that may use that.

beta's again, excellent

why beta? I hate "beta" word in software
I see WFP has been solved. I think I could wait for the final release. when you plan to release it?

I don't see the download link on the site? The changelog is there though

good job nuhi keep it up

Thank You Nuhi ! :
It´s working as a charm now.
Agi

Thank you for the development of this wonderful application. A job well done, sir.
-kamiquazi

loads more components added, which could mean loads of potential problems, so the 'beta' tag is to announce that


nuhi, one very small suggestion; when the user doesn't choose to integrate drivers, you could hide the 'integrating drivers' grey text from the Processing screen

nice work nuhi

So I guess I am the only one who sees no place to download this. I'll just continue to disable file protection I guess

just in time
thanks again nuhi, thanks for not forgetting XP

open 'yer eyes a bit, the download links are on the upper left of the web page........

ok tell me where 1.4 is? (see attached screenshot)

edit: and yes, I have hit refresh, cleared my cache, etc.. I'll check from the browser on my phone just in case something is cached that isn't under my control.

edit2: wth.. ok I checked on my phone, and the download is there. I checked on one of the other computers at my desk, and I still just see 1.3.5.

I've just about had it with our parent company proxying our internet traffic.. downloading it on my phone now, then I'll sync it to my work pc via bluetooth.

thank heavens for HSDPA data connections

Thank you all for your support and compliments, appreciated.

Mauri, well I don't have 10-20 employees to test it before the release so I have to rely on you people, thus the beta for those who want to help and have fun with the new stuff.

bledd, yes, someone said the same about the components, will see about it.

kansei, try ctrl+f5 or wait a day, maybe your ISP keeps it cached.
Also it's on the other sites as well, Softpedia.com keeps their own mirrors now.

XtremeMaC, Vista is still much slower even with all removed and has problems with drivers and some software so this isn't much of a surprise

kanesi, you can get it from places like majorgeeks.com and fileforum

You are right! I installed it anyway,

Thank you for your time and dedication!

Absolutely superb!

Well done nuhi, I can't believe theres still stuff to get rid of!!!

Thanks for the release.

W00t! Thanks for the great work on nLite.

I recently did my nLited disc, but im willing to redo it just to try the new version.

So what if it's a beta? I find that software produced by just one person is usually better put-together than software from alot of "name-brand" corporations (i.e., Microsoft, Ahead Nero, Roxio, etc...) Too many cooks spoil the broth, I guess. If I find anything, though, I'll be sure to post it.

nuhi,
Can this version be installed "on top of" 1.35, or do I need to uninstall the old one first?

As always, thx! Great work!!

In the end it's all down to how the project is managed. Most larger projects are
divided into sections with one individual or team being responsible for each
section. I've produced some very high quality software in this way and some
absolute disasters.

One of the most enduring problems I've had over the years is getting programmers
to stick to the specifications. Almost all of them have a "better way" to do
something or think something requested by the client "won't work" or "isn't
necessary".

With a project like nLite where a sole developer has absolute and undiluted
control, the quality of the product reflects the skills and dedication of the
individual.

Compare this with one case I had where an individual programmer didn't like the
interface specification he'd been given and wrote his own. Naturally this meant
his work wasn't compatible with that being done by others and to compound
matters he refused to rectify this stating that everyone else should use his
design as it was "much better than that s**t".

Rectifying that put us three months behind schedule which didn't look good at
project review meetings. I didn't tell the client this of course I explained
he had fallen ill and had to be replaced while quietly (and desperately) trying
to get senior management to take the matter seriously.

You can say that again, tried Vista again the other day, switched back to XP because of poor in-game image quality and fps and much slower h264 playback.

But back on topic, awesome changelog nuhi, 1.4b be working good for me. Thanks!

RaGhul, yes it can, just to be clear every version can be installed on top of the older one, it's the Last Session preset that might cause some trouble if the GUI was changed but that issue rarely happened. And for those who wonder about Windows nLitement over older version nLitement, a big no.

Silvereyes, also a fact which people forget is that nLite isn't difficult from the programming standpoint once the basics are done, it's just about research and listening. Since we all research together it's not really just me, I would never find 99% of the issues people report on this forum and on my email. There is also a small alpha team which finds critical bugs before public release, they are a great help when it comes to critical bugs. As you said it's all about managing, coding is easy, once you learn it and don't change projects it's a boring side-task.

My apologies if this topic has been covered thoroughly, however may I ask what the WFP/SFC fix is related to?

Kind regards,
James
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My question is does the wfc issue appear to be fixed for everyone who has tested it. Also what was the cause for the wfc alerts during driver installs for older versions?

Wow NUHI... New nlite SWEET...

I like the name.. Back to basics.. I cant wait to try this.. Perhaps some of issues Ive had with the last few versions will get reworked out through this version.

Or I'll find out there all my problems LOL

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jmbattle, it's for when you keep SFC enabled and remove components, or patch files, then it filters through the protection those files to be excluded. But people reported that then when you plug in USB device for example, it popups SFC protection that the file is changed which we removed or patched and you need a CD... then it gets annoying.

I see, thank you for the explanation.

Cheers,
James
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i just tried it, i put in ie7, wmp11 and hotfixes that follow, on first reboot i get the windows file protection please insert the cd, this is on a MS virtual pc

thanx nuhi

More co'ponentz remove plzz!11!1!
...
Always nice to get back to your roots though.

If you click Cancel (i.e. don't put in the CD), can you please check the event log and list which files it is trying to restore?

Thanks. We need to determine if it is the SFC Fix method that is failing, or rather if it is just something simple like a file entry that has not been removed from the fixed SFC list.

sorry man, i dont have to much experience with nlite, ill do that later for sure, altough if it helps when i created the identical install with nlite 1.35 few days ago it acted the same ...... ill post back in couple hours with the results ( altough like i said i dont got much experience with sliptreeming so i could also be doing something wrong, if thats possible)

Thanks... can I also ask you to split this 1.4b/SFC topic into a new thread so I can track it easier? I'm afraid it will end up getting lost in this really long 1.4 announcement thread

I do not manage to translate the text " fast user Switching" which I number it of translation for him in .lang ?

It's tricky with SFC and integrations, but we'll see where is the problem.

{_carnificina_}, ah true, fixed for next one, it will be S1732.

I sent to you the complete translation of nlite 1.4 beta in Portuguese of Brazil

regarding this "beta" stage: suppose I manually extract the SFX over my 1.3.5 folder & use the same session files with maybe a little more of the new tweaks but without the new removals - is it safe? is there any advantage in upgrading to this beta then? in other words - was there any massive code rewrite that can affect stuff that worked fine with 1.3.5 ?

Hi nuhi! Is the XP SP2 amdk6.sys missing problem fixed?

maxkohl, you will be fine, there are some new tweaks (select all in 1.3.5, open with 1.4 and see which are unselected, they are new ones, unless some renamed), you decide if it's worth it. I reinstalled only because of the new removals.

powerup, never managed to repeat that issue, open a new topic with the preset attached if you get that error.
But test your driver.cab and sp2.cab with Winrar for corruption first.

nuhi - thanks! nice tip for the differences

powerup - definitely not nlite's fault - I once had that amdk6.sys issue myself (file error in the text phase? I searched the net to no avail...) and I can't remeber how, but it went away - I THINK it had smth to do with the order of the "hotfixes" that nlite applied for me (actually update packs & a few addons) - try to sort them or eliminate a few. but anyway - it came & went while using the same old nlite version, so it had to do with your own specific setup.

Hey guys I love this new version too but apparentlly i did somthing dumb..... I cant remember the exact wording for the option but it was somthing to do with the icon for exe files so none of my exe icons are showin up I just get the default exe icon instead. Is tehre a way to reverse that?

godlike73, try this:
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\DefaultIcon]
@="%1"

@ means Default on the right in the regedit.
String type (REG_SZ).

You may need to reboot for it to take effect.